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Pest controlUpland cress — tastes like watercress without needing wet soil. Very cold-hardy; overwinters easily. Excellent peppery salad green.
🐛 Prone to: Flea beetles, Aphids.
Attract Ground beetles, Parasitic wasps, Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldGood, AngelicaGreat and AniseGreat nearby.
🌼 Beneficial companion — draws Hoverflies, Parasitic wasps that help control Aphids, Whitefly, Thrips, Caterpillars, Flea beetles, Colorado potato beetle, Stink bugs, Leaf miners on neighbouring plants.
Lepidium sativum
herbA fellow Brassicaceae — similar growing habits to Land Cress
Direct-sow Land Cress outdoors about 4 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 14 days. Grow in partial sun, spaced about 15 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 50 days.
Water: Medium · Height: 30 cm · Soil: Moist, fertile, well-draining
